Higginson, Ella, 1862-1940

Author and advocate for women's issues, Higginson was born in Kansas to Charles and Mary Rhodes in 1861. The family moved to Oregon in Higginson's youth, where she married Russell Higginson in 1885. In 1888, the couple moved to Bellingham, Washington, where Higginson's writing career flourished. She was nationally published in journals such as McClure's, Harper's Monthly, and Colliers. Her best known poem, "Four Leaf Clover," propelled her into a weekly column for the Seattle Times entitled: "Clover Leaves." In 1931, Higginson became the poet laureate for the state of Washington.

From the description of Ella Higginson Papers, 1880-1940. (Western Washington University). WorldCat record id: 42633103

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